PƏRVIZ ŞAHBAZOV

Implementation of the project covering transfer of green energy from Azerbaijan to Romania and Hungary through Georgia and the Black Sea continues, Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said, Trend reports via the ministry.

Shahbazov made the remark within the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue conference during a roundtable dedicated to perspectives for a future energy partnership.

Azerbaijan will become an important green energy and hydrogen supplier to Europe in the near future, said Azerbaijan’s energy minister Parviz Shahbazov, Trend reports.

He was addressing the ministerial meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council held in Baku Feb.3.

Parviz Shahbazov said that the Green Energy Advisory Council, along with the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council, proves that along with natural gas, green energy is a priority for Azerbaijan.

Since the launch of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), more than 19.4 billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas have been transported to Europe, Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov, Trend.az reports via his Twitter publication.
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He noted that today, December 31, marks two years since the start of gas supplies from Azerbaijan via TAP.

Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan discussed the current state and prospects for the development of cooperation in energy sector, Trend reports citing Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary and Romania have great prospects for their partnership in the field of "green" energy. This was written by the Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan - Parviz Shahbazov on his Twitter page.

"With my colleague, the Minister of Energy of Romania - Virgil Popescu, we discussed the priorities of cooperation in the field of energy, such as the supply of gas from Azerbaijan and the transportation of "green" energy along the Black Sea Undersea Power Transmission Line", the publication says.

By the end of the year, Azerbaijan will provide 19 percent of Bulgaria's natural gas needs. This was stated by the Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan - Parviz Shahbazov on his Twitter page.

"In Romania, we discussed the development of bilateral energy cooperation with Rosen Hristov - the Minister of Energy of Bulgaria. By the end of the year, 19 percent of Bulgaria's natural gas needs will be provided by Azerbaijan," the publication says.

A meeting between the Minister of Economy and Industry of Bulgaria Nikola Stoyanov and Minister of Economy Parviz Shahbazov took place, Trend reports via Shahbazov's Twitter.

"We discussed the commercial commissioning of IGB Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria and the gas supply to Bulgaria within the expansion of the TAP Trans Adriatic Pipeline. It is predicted that approximately 600 million cm of gas will be exported to Bulgaria by the end of the year," he stated.

The Minister of Energy of Bulgaria - Rosen Hristov had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan - Parviz Shahbazov. This was reported by Trend.az agency on August 31, 2022, referring to the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy.

The parties discussed the terms for starting commercial supplies of Azerbaijani gas to Bulgaria via the IGB interconnector.

The world needs smart energy transition, said Azerbaijan’s energy minister Parviz Shahbazov addressing the energy security panel at Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Trend reports.

After a sharp rise in fuel prices worldwide, new potential buyers of natural gas from Europe turned to Azerbaijan, Energy Minister of Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov told Bloomberg.

According to Shahbazov, governments and companies in the east and south of Europe have expressed interest in buying gas from Azerbaijan.